Single-Shaft Aerial Vehicle

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2019009885-A1
Application number	US-201616066178-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Dec 20, 2016
Priority date	Dec 31, 2015
Publication date	Jan 10, 2019
Grant date	—

Abstract

A single-shaft aerial vehicle comprises a propeller, an aerial vehicle body and a wing driver unit constituting a portion of the aerial vehicle body. The aerial vehicle body has a streamlined shape. A ring-shaped wing extending out of the wing driver unit is provided at a central position of the wing driver unit. The ring-shaped wing is movable horizontally under the drive of the wing drive unit. When drag areas of the ring-shaped wing extending out of an outer circumference of the wing drive unit are the same in all directions, the single-shaft aerial vehicle maintains its current flying posture. When the ring-shaped wing moves toward a certain direction to increase the drag area extending out of the wing drive unit in the certain direction, and contracts into the wing drive unit in its opposite direction to reduce the drag area in the opposite direction, the single-shaft aerial vehicle changes its current flying posture.

First claim

1 . A single-shaft aerial vehicle, comprising a propeller and an aerial vehicle body, wherein the aerial vehicle body has a streamlined shape, a drive motor is provided in the aerial vehicle body, the drive motor is configured to drive the propeller to rotate and provide the aerial vehicle body with an ascending power, wherein
the single-shaft aerial vehicle further comprises a wing drive unit constituting part of the aerial vehicle body; a ring-shaped wing extending out of the wing drive unit is provided at a central position of the wing drive unit, and the ring-shaped wing is movable horizontally under the drive of the wing drive unit; when drag areas of the ring-shaped wing extending out of an outer circumference of the wing drive unit are the same in all directions, the single-shaft aerial vehicle maintains its current flying posture; and when the ring-shaped wing moves toward a certain direction to increase the drag area extending out of the wing drive unit in the certain direction, and contracts into the wing drive unit in an opposite direction to reduce the drag area in the opposite direction, the single-shaft aerial vehicle changes its current flying posture.

2 . The single-shaft aerial vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein the wing drive unit comprises a cylindrical magnetic ring, an electromagnetic motor, an upper cover and a lower cover, and the ring-shaped wing and an outer wall of the cylindrical magnetic ring are integrally formed;
the cylindrical magnetic ring is sleeved on an outer periphery of the electromagnetic motor, and they have a same height and are separated by a certain annular distance; the electromagnetic motor is fixed between the upper cover and the lower cover, a space is reserved between the upper cover and the lower cover through which the ring-shaped wing extends outward, and part of the ring-shaped wing extends outside the aerial vehicle body through the space formed by the upper cover and the lower cover; when the current flying posture is maintained, a magnetic field of the electromagnetic motor is uniformly distributed and repels the polarity of the cylindrical magnetic ring, and an axial center of the cylindrical magnetic ring coincides with an axial center of the electromagnetic motor; and when the current flying posture is to be changed, an operating current flowing in the electromagnetic motor in a certain direction is changed to change the magnetic field of the electromagnetic motor, and the axial center of the cylindrical magnetic ring shifts under the action of the magnetic field of the electromagnetic motor, and the ring-shaped wing is driven to move horizontally.

3 . The single-shaft aerial vehicle according to claim 2 , wherein the upper cover and the lower cover have a same structure and both comprise a screw base located at a central position and supporting columns located around the screw base-; and
both ends of the electromagnetic motor have a screw head fitting with the screw base, and the upper cover and the lower cover are tightly fixed by the fitting of the screw head at both ends of the electromagnetic motor and the screw base.

4 . The single-shaft aerial vehicle according to claim 2 , wherein the aerial vehicle body comprises a nose, a fuselage and a tail in sequence; and
the wing drive unit is disposed between the nose and the fuselage, or, the wing drive unit is disposed between the fuselage and the tail.

5 . The single-shaft aerial vehicle according to claim 4 , wherein a control circuit board and a battery are disposed in the fuselage;
the control circuit board is configured to control the operation of the single-shaft aerial vehicle; and the battery is configured to supply power to the control circuit board, the drive motor and the wing drive unit.

6 . The single-shaft aerial vehicle according to claim 4 , wherein a distance measuring module is disposed in the tail;
the distance measuring module is connected to the control circuit board through a flexible circuit board, and is configured to measure the real-time flying height of the single-shaft aerial vehicle and send measured flying height information to the control circuit board; and the control circuit board is configured to control the rotational speed of the drive motor according to received flying height information.

7 . The single-shaft aerial vehicle according to claim 4 , wherein the single-shaft aerial vehicle further comprises a balance rod; and
the balance rod is located at the front end of the propeller, and is configured to maintain the stability of the single-shaft aerial vehicle when it hovers in the air.

8 . The single-shaft aerial vehicle according to claim 4 , further comprising a support frame; and
the support frame is disposed outside the tail and is configured to carry a carrier.

Assignees

• Goertek Tech Co Ltd

Inventors

• Cai Zhongyu

Classifications

• B64C2027/8272

  comprising fins, or movable rudders · CPC title

• B64C9/02 Primary

  Mounting or supporting thereof · CPC title

• B64C9/00 Primary

  Adjustable control surfaces or members, e.g. rudders (trimming stabilising surfaces B64C5/10) · CPC title

• B64C39/062

  having annular wings · CPC title

• B64C13/50

  using electrical energy · CPC title